Boris Johnson with US House Speaker Paul Ryan, during a three hour meeting at the White House

It came after he told the billionaire property tycoon’s most senior White House advisers, Jared Kushner and Steven Bannon, that the UK wants to “pencil in” the terms of a major free trade deal now – to be signed on our EU exit.

A source close to Boris said: “Trump’s team said we are front of the line for a trade deal, and they want to sort a deal as soon as we can”.

The Trump presidency’s warmth to a multi-billion pound tie up stands in stark contrast to departing US President Barack Obama.

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It was confirmed last night that Mr Kushner – who is Donald Trump’s son-in-law – will be senior adviser to the president.

The 35-year-old businessman-turned-political strategist played a key part in his father-in-law’s presidential campaign and his new position is expected to test the limit of federal anti-nepotism rules.

The move comes ahead of a Wednesday news conference in which Trump – who owns plush Turnberry golf course in Ayrshire and Balmedie in Aberdeenshire – is expected to detail how he plans to manage his company’s potential conflicts-of-interest after he enters the White House.